2019-11-30 03:20
Do you know the feeling when you get an A+ in your test exam? do you feel accomplished and relieved? Isn’t that the most exciting feeling in the whole world?
Knowing you achieved w… Read More
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Raising ethically, technically and socially aware children in this day and age is hard. We are trying something as a group and sharing our experiences on this blog for others to see.
2019-11-24 07:25
So far we haven’t really done much but we have done a few things. When we came out of the airport I saw my Mum’s cousin, Sadia apa. Then I saw her son named Ali. I also saw both… Read More
2019-11-24 06:56
At this moment in time, I’m in Pakistan with my family and so far it’s gone great. I want to tell you what’s made the trip great so far and why.
Family…
The ma… Read More
2019-11-23 11:31
Students’ textbooks should be
replaced by digital notebooks. The world is heading towards an era which will
be ruled by technology. Students need to be familiarized by the tools they a… Read More
2019-11-20 07:47
On the 25 of March 2018, I woke up with excitement. I had my basketball
match in werribee. I had to be at school by 8:30am. I quickly got ready and
left for school. When I first got there my… Read More
2019-11-20 07:36
Our Biology study
Members: Scarlett, Vaani and Mahnoor
In science we have been learning about food chains and food webs. We thought that it would be great to teach this concept… Read More
2019-11-16 23:32
This year we started hands on parenting with three families.Me and Eisa , Ahmad and Saba,Alamgir,Mahnoor and Shaherbano. In the beginning it took a little getting used to.Getting used to the… Read More
2019-11-16 06:24
Things that I liked:
GraffitiDrillingTinker boxGame builderMaking our talent videos
Things I disliked:
Presentations/speeches The playIntroduction videosCan we continue the fun… Read More
2019-11-16 05:22
Top things I enjoyed the most
Doing the graffitiThe tinker boxGame builderTalent showDoing the presentationsTop things that I disliked
When people don’t come to the skype callsTh… Read More
2019-11-16 04:15
This past year the lessons have been great. I think we’ve all grown so much as writers, thinkers and in general knowledge. Looking back at what I could do before and what I can do now… Read More
2019-11-11 09:12
This was our final session for the year as most families head out for holidays.
We just did a quick recap of the year and went through the good and the not-so-good things about the sessio… Read More
2019-11-11 08:59
So in this weeks session we talked about sibling relationships.We focused on the topic of how to treat them.We talked about they are our best friends because you share most things in common… Read More
2019-11-09 07:08
These are things I did with my siblings (this week) that made our relationship stronger.
Pillow Wars
My siblings and I played Pillow Wars. It was really fun. Sometimes we played in teams (th… Read More
2019-11-09 06:22
How I’m (planning to) improve(ing) my relationship with my sisters.
• Be more tolerant. I’m not really that tolerant with their annoying behaviors. I also need (to attempt)… Read More
2019-11-09 04:47
This week I tried to be more nice to my sibling. I also tried to talk to him more and play games that he liked. I noticed that he tried to help me more in games I didn’t know how to pl… Read More
2019-11-09 02:28
I cant believe the boy uses me 10h a day! He never takes one break. Its like he doesnt even do anything else besides sleep. Now its time for action! Im going to shut this down for a month th… Read More
2019-11-09 00:57
I sat with Zubair and taught him how to make loom band bracelets…(don’t ask)I played games with him, including chess, ludo, monopoly etc.I did mini challenges with himWe went to… Read More
2019-11-09 00:20
So we had to try to improve our relationships with our sibling, and I’m here to tell you what I’ve done with my sister Saba.
Playing video games with Saba
So me and Saba an… Read More
2019-11-07 08:03
I have a sister and a brother and one is a baby so I don’t have any fights with him but sometimes I argue with my sister which is the thing that I am trying to improve on the most… Read More
2019-11-06 06:56
I have 2 siblings, a brother and a sister. I and my sister don’t
really have fights. But we two sometimes fight with our brother.
Things I can do with my siblings:
Go to the park… Read More
2019-11-06 06:34
things i will do make my relationship good with my siblings:
do not talk backfollow the instructiondo not chew gum infront of my brotherlisten to them firsttry not to arguedo not talk in… Read More
2019-11-06 06:25
Book report
Title: harry potter
and the philosopher stone
Author: J.K Rowling
Ratings: 5 out of 5
Summary:
This book is about a boy named harry potter, who is learns o… Read More
2019-11-05 03:07
After a couple of weeks of break, we regrouped this Sunday for our session.
I started out by talking about oral communication and how I notice it’s decline. The kids prefer to talk… Read More
2019-11-02 22:02
Alex Rider has arrived in Cuba with the CIA operatives. He was meant to relax and have fun while the 2 operatives did some surveillance on the Russian general. However, this changed when he… Read More
2019-11-02 10:39
Th lady in gold was published in February 2012 by an american journalist Anne Marie O’Conner.It is based on the painting “the lady in gold” painted by Gustav Klimts in… Read More
2019-11-02 01:19
Tomorrow, When The War began is a book about a group of teenagers that go into the bush to camp and have fun, and when they return they find there is no one, anywhere. Every one of their pe… Read More
2019-11-01 09:32
Since I had to return ugly I decided to borrow a different book.
Nikki Maxwell is in a school exchange program. When Nikki gets to her new school she doesn’t expect that her enemy w… Read More
2019-11-01 08:21
So I was given a book from school to read with a group and had to discuss it with them later on. It was very good and I want to tell you why.
The plot…
The book is about a girl… Read More
2019-10-31 09:39
Title: Get into gear, Stilton!
Author: Geronimo Stilton
This book is about a robot car named Sol, and a rodent named Professor Von Volt invented him. At the start Geronimo as usu… Read More
2019-10-30 09:56
Written in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most powerful wizard his world has ever seen.
The intimate narrative of h… Read More
2019-10-30 08:30
documentry report
Title: 2040
Director: Damon Gameau
Screen play: Damon Gameau
Ratings: 5 out of 5
Summary:
Damon Gameau is concerned about his daughter’s fut… Read More
2019-10-28 04:36
Title- Ads R Us
Author- Claire Carmichael
Rating- 7/10
I have been reading this book for school and i’m not finished, but i think i have an understanding of the whole book… Read More
2019-10-26 09:03
I have been reading this new book called ugly. It’s about a person named Robert ( it’s a true story written by Robert). When Robert was born one of his legs was small and the oth… Read More
2019-10-26 08:07
ONE PIECE is an anime series about a pirate named Monkey D. Luffy, who’s aspirations were to the Pirate King, one of the boldest titles to claim as he is in the Golden Age of Pirates… Read More
2019-10-26 05:31
Title: The Thirteen Ghosts. Author: Geronimo Stilton
This book is about a story wrote by a mouse named: Creepella Von Cacklefur, the story’s name is: thirteen ghosts found in… Read More
2019-10-26 00:15
Book reports
Title: diary of a wimpy kid the road trip
Author: Jeff Kinney
Ratings: 4 out of 5
Summary:
This book
is about a boy named Greg, whose family is forcing him to go… Read More
2019-10-26 00:14
My life after hands on parenting
It was 2019 when my dad and his friends decided to make
study group. We started off as 3 families but kept on adding up. The dads gave
us a website called… Read More
2019-10-26 00:13
Title: losing Lillie
Author: Anna Kenna
Illustrator: Philip web
Summary:
Lillie’s mum needed a new haircut. She gave Lillie’s older
sister 20 dollars so she could b… Read More
2019-10-25 21:50
Once again Alex Rider has been taken out from school by the MI6 for a mission. This time 2 billionaires have been killed and the MI6 suspects that the school their kids go to have something… Read More
2019-10-25 21:17
Hands-on Parenting was an idea which was brought together by a group of parents to help their kids with basic life skills and any academic needs.
I joined Hands-on Parenting over a year a… Read More
2019-10-25 06:24
You know
how most kids have tutors to teach them lessons? Well, in the year 2018 a group
of dads decided that they were going to teach us different subjects or life
lesson. They were about 3… Read More
2019-10-20 00:11
Elizabeth continues to be friends with Joan and started being nice to everyone. But why didn’t she continue being .. mean? At the next meeting Elizabeth stood up and said that she want… Read More
2019-10-19 05:09
My dad recently bought this really cool toy by the name of Newton’s cradle. The desk toy has five metal balls positioned as a row and are all hung by strings attached to a metal frame… Read More
2019-10-18 22:22
After stopping a Chinese triad from rigging a tennis tournament, Alex is targeted for death by the gang. For his own safety, MI6 sends him to America. Where the CIA needs him to accompany so… Read More
2019-10-17 08:30
We went to the library recently and I borrowed this interesting book, one about Loki before his days of being an enemy of the Avengers and villainy. This book is very interesting because of… Read More
2019-10-16 06:57
Title: the city of ember
Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Ratings: 5 out of 5
Summary: The City of Ember tells the story of Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow. Two teenage citizens of a city called… Read More
2019-10-16 06:52
author diana noonan
illustration christine rose
summary this book is about a bean race. Mr moffat brought purple race beans. They were beans that could grow. Everybody had to grow them… Read More
2019-10-13 02:10
A couple of months ago, we asked the kids to turn Ahmad’s story “My life in 2040” into a play. Last week and this week the kids spent most of the time preparing for their p… Read More
2019-10-12 11:47
The Percy Jackson books are a series about the Greek Gods, and the quests Percy goes on to save them. Percy Jackson is a half-blood, son of Poseidon, is dyslexic, and has ADHD. All half-bloo… Read More
2019-10-12 11:10
48 hours is a series by Gabrielle Lord. The series includes The Vanishing and so far, The Medusa Curse.
The Vanishing is about Jazz working with her arch-nemesis, Phoenix Lyons. They have to… Read More
2019-10-12 06:57
This book was a comic book/graphic novel and i really liked it.
It was hilarious, frightening and weird
Here is a summary of it:
Captain underpants finds another villain to fight an… Read More
2019-10-12 06:50
Title- Storm the lightning fairy ( just one of the books from the series)
Author- Daisy Meadows
Rating 9.5/10
Rainbow magic is a series of books which are funny and adventurous. I u… Read More
2019-10-12 05:52
Elizabeth has decided that she is going to be mean so that she can get kicked out of school. She is very nice but she will have to do this to get to her mum and dad. She starts by wearing so… Read More
2019-10-12 02:38
The events of Eagle strike mostly takes place in Europe. Alex Rider goes rouge from the MI6 in order to stop a madman celebrity from firing the US arsenal of nuclear missiles on drug-produci… Read More
2019-10-11 09:25
i continued reading a bit of the day of the accident.i am now a bit over half the book.As maggie recovers she still tries to bring her memory back.She decides to go to places that could poss… Read More
2019-10-11 09:23
Months after the things in the previous book the court of wings and ruin(battles and wars). Feyre, Rhys, and their companions are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly changed… Read More
2019-10-11 08:37
Title: then
Author: Morris gleitzman
Rating: 5 out 5
Summary:
This book
start up where the first book ended, with Felix, Zelda at only 10 and 6, who are
fleeing from a death-camp… Read More
2019-10-10 08:43
So I’m still reading this book and it is getting more exciting as I read it. I have arrived at the part in the text where they have ventured through the majority of the cave and Gyre t… Read More
2019-10-09 08:46
Title: The Amazing Voyage. The Third Adventure In The Kingdom Of Fantasy. Author: Geronimo
There is rodent named Geronimo Stilton, in every book he forgets to introduce himself. This is a… Read More
2019-10-09 07:11
author :emma henshaw
rating :10/10
opinion: i think this book should be for age 9 and more
likes: the author used good vocab
dislikes: it is a short story
summary: this book i… Read More
2019-10-05 12:24
I couldn’t find the first book in the library so instead, I borrowed the second, this time I found it. Elizabeth doesn’t want to go to school so she tries to beg her Mum to stay… Read More
2019-10-05 11:03
Once again, the Hardy Brothers are given a mission close to home. They are tasked to uncover the mastermind who is internationally hiring Teenagers to illegally burn CDs and sell them.
Th… Read More
2019-10-05 10:31
Wonder is a book by R.J. Palacio. It’s about a boy, named August Pullman.
Auggie was born with a “craniofacial difference” making him look a bit different. He is homeschool… Read More
2019-10-05 03:29
His Dark Material is a series by Philip Pullman. It is about a girl named Lyra, and a boy named Will. It tells the reader about the war against “God”, and later, a thing called … Read More
2019-10-04 10:08
I rate this book a 10/10
It is about a boy named Mark who has been invited to see his aunt Benna at a faraway jungle! But little did she know it was a trap!
This book includes a variet… Read More
2019-10-04 06:41
Author- Liz Pichon
Book- Family friends, and furry creatures- Tom Gates
This book is about a normal boy named Tom Gates. It includes stories about his life and this likes and dislikes… Read More
2019-10-03 09:05
So I’ve been reading the Luminous Dead, a book about a caver who has been put into a very dangerous expedition but is only doing it for the money that is on the line. Her body has been… Read More
2019-10-03 04:22
title: 13 story treehouse
author: Andy
illustrator: Terry
Andy and Terry live in the most coolest treehouse. they have money tree, tank of man eating sharks,marshmallow machine,mone… Read More
2019-10-03 00:00
An additional system that has grow to be offered in the past several several years is in vitro tests. rnIt has arrive a long way, primarily for the beauty marketplace.
In vitro tests which… Read More
2019-10-02 03:22
Book report
Title: once
Author: morris gleitzman
Rating: I would rate it a 5 out of 5
Summary:
There is a boy named felix. Who lives in an orphanage fo… Read More
2019-09-29 05:56
The kids put together the second tinker box today and had fun doing it. It turned out to be a night sky projection sort of thing.
Writing Skills
As I had been observing the writing ski… Read More
2019-09-28 09:47
the star child is a book written by Oscar Wilde publish in 1891.The book was written back when everyone spoke old english (e.g art,thou) so it is in old english.The star child is about a boy… Read More
2019-09-28 05:20
“The Hardy Boys” is a series of books written by Franklin W. Dixon. It is about 2 teenage brothers (Frank and Joe) who are young detectives. In this sub-series, they are part of… Read More
2019-09-26 09:13
So I’ve began reading this hilarious, thrilling and entertaining book series by the name of One-Punch Man, a story about a man named Saitama who can kill any opponent with one punch, b… Read More
2019-09-25 11:51
Book- Chinese Cinderella The secret story of an unwanted daughter
Author- Adeline Yen Mah
Blurb- When Adeline Yen Mah’s mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Ade… Read More
2019-09-23 12:41
Book reviewed by shaherbano
Title: Fantastic Mr. fox
Author: roald dahl
Summary: There were 3 farmers. They were all rich men and mean. The only thing they would know was selfishne… Read More
2019-09-23 11:26
Book review
Title: Runner
Author: Robert Newton
Ratings: I would
rate this book a 5 out of 5.
Summary:
There is a family who recently lost their father. So there
son has to… Read More
2019-09-22 09:27
Last week the kids were presented with a couple of questions and kids were able to find some answers.
What was the need for a new language?
Around the 12th century, people from a lot o… Read More
2019-09-21 10:26
Touch the Sun
Touch the Sun is a make your own choice book by Emily Conolan. It’s about a boy and his sister Jamilah who are chased by al –Shabaab. Their parents die shortly afte… Read More
2019-09-21 10:01
The Hostile Hospital/8th book
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, are being chased by the evil Count Olaf who wants their parents fortune. They were on the lam. When they were walking the… Read More
2019-09-21 09:50
“Protector of the Small”
“Protector of the Small” is a series by Tamara Pierce, and is about a young girl who is the only girl in a “man’s world.” T… Read More
2019-09-21 08:49
The day of the accident by Nuala Ellwood published September 15th 2018 is a thriller, mystery book
i have not read the whole book but i can summarize the part i did read.Maggie, the main… Read More
2019-09-21 02:56
Elizabeth was enjoying her holidays with her Mom. Right until Mrs. Peter’s (her moms friend) sister didn’t want to take her daughter, Arabella, with her to America. After the hol… Read More
2019-09-20 09:09
Alex Rider “Never Say Die” is a book by Anthony Horowitz and is part of the Alex Rider series. It is about a teenage boy who is a spy and works for the MI6. His parents died when… Read More
2019-09-20 08:49
Book review
Title: 1918
Author: Libby Gleeson
Ratings: I would
rate this book 9 out of 10, due to the terrible ending.
Summary:
Ned and les are two boys who are in ww1, figh… Read More
2019-09-19 11:02
Title: Dork Diaries
Author: Rachel Renee Russel
Series of books
My friend recommended it to me and i enjoyed it quite a lot (it’s the book i’m reading/ iv’e read m… Read More
2019-09-19 10:58
Book review by Shaherbano
Title: hoot
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Rating: I rate the
book 4 out of 5
What happens?
Beatrice, Roy and mallet fingers are the main characters in
the st… Read More
2019-09-19 08:05
So, I’ve begun reading this book by the name, “We Set The Dark on Fire”, which I like very much. It’s about a girl who’s name is Daniela Vargas, who lives in a… Read More
2019-09-15 07:32
Urdu Language
Last week the kids were assigned the task to research a bit about the Urdu language. There were a couple of reasons to pick Urdu …
Relatively new languageMost kids… Read More
2019-09-14 13:16
Once upon a time there was an obese bird named Og. He lived in a nest made out of his vomit because he didn’t know how to make real nests like all other birds.
He had 2 sons named Aa a… Read More
2019-09-14 12:57
The obese lady.
Once, there was a fat lady who lived in LA. She was too lazy to do anything. All day, she would scream and shout, “Bring me some food, I am hungry!” One day, a he… Read More
2019-09-14 10:06
Since my brother learnt how to open doors and open taps, he has started opening them on very fast and then he brushes his teeth with my or his toothbrush. It is really annoying because he ma… Read More
2019-09-14 07:39
In a dark forest people always used to explore around it but one day someone when inside a cave and apparently he never returned and people say ghosts live there, but theres only Rag who is… Read More
2019-09-14 06:27
Reaching the end of a job interview, the Interviewer asks a young engineer fresh out of the Melbourne Institute of Technology, “And what starting salary are you looking for?” The… Read More
2019-09-13 10:36
Once upon a time there was a man in a car driving.This man then wanted to reach the signal so he speeded. When he got near the signal,he heard a siren behind him. A police man stopped him a… Read More
2019-09-13 08:08
The sun shone on my eyes which
in a matter a fact woke me up from my beauty sleep. I yawned then stretched
then rubbed my eyes and then finally got out of my bed. I went to my laundry
bag go… Read More
2019-09-12 08:48
Octus woke up early in the morning and got ready for work.
When he reached his office he decided that he would go for a haircut after
work.
&nbs&hell…Read More
2019-09-07 12:04
Water-Driven Car
The kids presented their research on the water-driven cars today. Giving us a glimpse into the research being done by the big companies in this area. I think the presenta… Read More
2019-09-07 10:00
I’m about to start off my first day at school and I’m about to head to my first class. Science class and I’m pretty excited. But let’s see how it goes.
The periodi… Read More
2019-09-07 09:57
I hear my Mom’s slippers rubbing against the carpet, getting louder and louder. Before I know it my Mom is standing right in front of me, trying to get me out of bed. I guess I don&rsq&hell…Read More
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